8-K
filed May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker HSY
CIK 0000047111
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Hershey shareholders elect all 10 directors, ratify EY, approve exec compensation
HERSHEY CO
- All 10 director nominees elected; two directors elected by common stock class vote alone.
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for FY 2026 with 673.4M votes for (0.65M against).
- Non-binding say-on-pay approved with 634.1M votes for (22.1M against, 0.43M abstentions).
- Notable against votes for directors: Huong Kraus 34.1M, Deirdre Mahlan 30.6M, Timothy Curoe 21.9M, Harold Singleton 21.6M.
- Broker non-votes totaled 17.6M on director elections and say-on-pay proposals.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
HERSHEY CO shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors at the 2026-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-05
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, by the votes set forth as follows:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
HERSHEY CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-05
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, elected the following directors by the votes set forth as follows:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
HERSHEY CO shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2026-05-05 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-05
Exact text from the filing
Proposal No. 3 — Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation Holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together without regard to class, approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on a non-binding advisory basis by the votes set forth as follows:
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